NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35800
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93056
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35800
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the generic_ops_supported() function in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-35800
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d103aca85f082a343b222493f3cab1219aaaf4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9114ba9987506bcfbb454f6e68558d68cb1abbde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784135f134c13af17d9ffb39a57db8500bc60ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/090d2b4515ade379cd592fbc8931344945978210
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b71cd73d41ddac6b1760402bbe8c4932e23531
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.84
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.3